An improved line source model for air pollutant dispersion from roadway traffic

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 4099-4107

  Briant, Régis ^a   Korsakissok, Irène ^a   Seigneur, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE L'OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Gaussian plume model; Line source; Polyphemus

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT DISPERSION; ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; EXACT ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; GAUSSIAN PLUME MODELS; IMPROVED MODELS; LINE SOURCES; MODELING PLATFORMS; POLYPHEMUS; REFERENCE SOLUTION; WIND DIRECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; ROADS AND STREETS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; MOTORWAY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WIND DIRECTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; FRANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; WIND;

FRANCE;

POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 79959492946     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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